Day Trips from Flagstaff with Kids
After two long winters of our discontent, German weather, and lockdown, we traveled to sunny Arizona. We stayed with friends near Tucson for the first week, then we drove up north to explore the...
Category: Travel with Me
Tucson One Day Itinerary: Lost During A Layover
Welcome back after a long break and a busy summer. Our family was trying to make up for the travel opportunities lost during the lockdown. We traveled to Bavaria, Hungary, the Netherlands, and most...
Why Is the Devastated City of Famagusta Off-Limits?
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus. Visiting the city of Famagusta isn’t off-limits. However, Famagusta has a suburb called Varosha. You cannot enter Varosha, the forbidden city of Cyprus. Getting...
Between Scylla and Charybdis: Where is it really?
Talking about places: Between Scilla and Cariddi In this picture, I am standing above the town of Scilla (pronounced “Sheel-lah”). It is in the tip of the Italian boot, on the Calabrian shores of...
Besides the Black Death, what is Messina, Italy famous for?
The city of Messina had a key impact on the history of Europe. Messina has a natural harbor, a scythe-shaped peninsula. This is where the Black Death arrived to Italy.The plague arrived in Europe...
Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus: Beware of the Icon!
Cyprus has more to offer than beaches, so why not head to the mountains, towards the middle of the island. The island abounds in cultural sites and religious monuments, both ancient Greek and Orthodox Catholic. One...
Follow Aphrodite In Cyprus, The Island Of Love
Follow the footsteps of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, and discover the sites dedicated to her on the Island of the Love, Cyprus. Cyprus is full of locations that are,...
Idar-Oberstein Has it All: Gemstones, Unique Church, Celebrity
Idar-Oberstein is a town in the southwestern German province of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rhineland-Pfalz). The precious stone and garrison city is also called the “National Park City Idar-Oberstein.” Larger cities in the vicinity are Trier, Bad Kreuznach,...
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II: How to Attract Good Luck?
The Gallery of Milano Almost every Italian town has a street called Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a united Italy. Milan is not just any Italian town. It is a metropolis, the...
LEFKOSIA/NICOSIA: One city, the Capital of Two Countries
Lefkosia/Nicosia The capital city of Cyprus is unique: it is the only capital in the world located in two countries. Its official name is Lefkosia (Λευκωσία), but it is also known as Nicosia. Walking...
